Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy makes a run during Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park. Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette Media

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When the Green Bay Packers return from their bye next week, Eddie Lacy believes he'll be in a position to rejoin them on the field.

The Packers' rookie running back was sidelined before Sunday's 34-30 loss to Cincinnati due to the concussion he suffered on his first carry in the previous week's 38-20 win over Washington. In that game, he suffered a helmet-to-helmet hit from safety Brandon Meriweather that garnered a $42,000 league fine.

Lacy said he didn't know where he was after the hit and didn't really regain his faculties until he sat down on the sidelines, but wasn't lamenting about it ...